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RAILWAY TICKET HOLDER. No, 402,762. Patented May, '7, 1889.,

f -jzjji UNITED STATES PETER E. MCDONALD,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO S. O. BROOKS, OF SAMEPLACE.

RAILWAY-TICKET HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 402,762, dated May 7,1889.

Application filed November 26, 1887.

T0 (0% whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, PETER E. MCDONALD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Detroit, county of IVayne, State of Michigan,

have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Railway-TicketHolders; and I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to' which it appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanyingdrawings, which form a part of thisspecificationf My invention has for its objects certain new and usefulimprovements in railway-ticket holders, and more particularly in holdersfor coupon or mileage tickets, and is designed to provide a novelconstruction of the same, whereby the ready operation of the ticketswill be greatly facilitated, their expense of manufacture diminished,and their general use rendered more satisfactory; and my inventiontherefore consists in the devices and appliances, together with theircombination and arrangements, as more fully hereinafter described, andmore particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings which form a part of this specification, Figure 1 is aView in perspective, illustrating my invention, but in an invertedposition, showing the covers opened. Fig. 2 is a perspective showing thecovers closed and in position for use. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section;Fig. 4: a cross-section. Fig. 5 is a modification wherein the sidemargins are omitted.

I carry out my present invention as follows:

A represents a continuous coupon or mileage ticket of any desiredconstruction, preferably divided laterally by parallel lines to indicatethe mileage, and designed to have the desired number of miles traveledtorn off from the ticket laterally.

B represents a ticket-holder of improved construction, preferablyconsisting of folding covers B B The ticket is engaged with one of thecovers, as B, which may be provided with raised longitudinal margins 19b, to more effectually embrace the ticket, although these said marginsmay be omitted, if preferred, without departing from my invention. Thesaid cover, with which the ticket is engaged,

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the ticketnnay be forced outward. At the same time I construct asuitable orifice, 19 in ,the face of the cover, to permit the thumbbeing pressed upon the ticket and the underlying shoulder b which ismade sufficiently broad to serve this purpose. The ticket being thuslocated between the shoulder and the face of the cover, the end of theticket is held in place in a neat and satisfactory manner, and

by a suitable movement of the thumb the ticket may readily be projectedfrom the end of the'holder or be retracted, as may be desired. Tofacilitate this operation and render the orifice at b more free for thispurpose, a thin block of paper-board or other suitable material may beinterposed between the margin and the cover at the ends of the orifice,as at 6 so as to widen the orifice sufficiently to permit the free andeasy movement of the ticket. So also, if desired, suitable fasteners, b,may be employed to more firmly hold the cover and its margin in placeand prevent their separation at the ends of the orifice.

The ticket may be thus run outward from the holder the desired distanceand then torn off alongthe edge of the holder, the thumb, resting uponthe ticket, holding it firmly at any desired point for this purpose. Theticket is thus moved through the orifice b from the end of the holderand in line with the under side of the cover.

Any fastening device may be employed to hold the covers together, as arubber band, C.

A sheet of paper or other fabric, D, may or may not be employed, aspreferred, to hold the inner ends of the layers upon the cover by beingengaged thereupon and upon the cover, forming a pocket for the innerends of the layers.

While I have described my improved ticket as a railway or mileageticket, yet it is evident that it may be used as a coupon-ticket forother purposes, if desired, all coming within the scope of my invention,as for street-car, ferry, base-ball tickets, and the like.

The margin 5 and the adjacent cover with which it is engaged, it will beseen, constitute a loop embracing the ticket to hold it in properadjustment when being operated. At the same time, when the holder is inthe pocket, the end of the ticket is effectually protected, and is alsoin position for instant projection from the holder without any necessityof opening the covers.

hat I claim is 1. A ticket-holder having a continuous coupon ticket incombination therewith, said holder provided with an orifice throughwhich said ticket may be projected, and constructed to permit a bearingof the thumb upon said ticket to operate said ticket, substantially asdescribed.

2. A ticket-holder having a continuous coupon-ticket in combinationtherewith, said holder provided with an orifice through which saidticket may be projected, and a margin, b abutting against the ticket,said holder constructed to permit a bearing of the thumb upon the ticketto operate the ticket, substantially as set forth.

3. Aticket-holder having a continuous coupon-ticket in combinationtherewith, said holder constructed with covers embracing the ticket, oneof said covers provided with an orifice through which the ticket may beprojected, substantially as set forth.

4. A ticket holder having in combination therewith a continuouscoupon-ticket, said holder consisting of covers embracing said ticket,one of said covers provided with an orifice through which the ticket maybe projccted from the end of the holder in line with the under face ofsaid cover, substantially as described.

5. A ticket-holder having in combination therewith a coupon-ticket, saidholder constructed of covers embracing said ticket, one of said coversprovided with an end margin, b and with an orifice between said marginand the under face of the cover through which the ticket may beprojected, substantially as set forth.

6. A ticket-holder having in combination therewith a coupon-ticket, saidholder constructed of covers to embrace the ticket, one of said coversprovided with an end margin, 17 an orifice between the said margin andits cover, and an orifice in the face of the cover through which thethumb may bear upon the ticket to operate the same, substantially as setforth.

7. The combinatiomwith the holder, of the continuous coupon-ticket, saidholder constructed of covers embracing said ticket, one of said coversprovided with a loop through which the ticket may be projected,substantially as set forth.

8. The combination, with a casing, of the covers 13' 13 one of which isprovided with longitudinal raised margins b b and with the end margin,and the other with an aperture, I), of a continuous flexiblecoupon-ticket secured at one end to one of the said covers and adaptedto be projected with its opposite end through a slot, as 12 formed atthe end of said cover, the said ticket being entirely inclosed Withinsaid casing, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of twowitnesses.

PETER E. MCDONALD.

\Vitnesses:

N. S. WRIGHT, GEORGE I-I. HIGGS.

